Mill City Museum

Reviews

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  David Murray

  Aug 23, 2026
  5.0
  A great look into the city’s primary industry of its time. Largely mechanized with power from the river falls adjacent to, it dominated the creation of flour from wheat grown all over the Midwest.
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  Sean Leroux

  Aug 23, 2026
  5.0
  Tour, exhibits, and museum were great. Provides a lot of great information regarding the history of the mills and Minneapolis. The activities for children were entertaining and fun for our child.
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  Michelle Wells

  Aug 19, 2026
  5.0
  What a unique and cool place to visit! I got to tour the facility before the event I was providing entertainment for, and definitely plan on going back to have a more thorough experience. Beautiful views from the upper floors of the Mississippi River and the River District area, nice Riverfront walking paths run alongside the building. I recommend stopping in and learning some cool history about Minnesota!
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  Chip Gertzog

  Aug 16, 2026
  5.0
  Fascinating museum highlighting the development of Minneapolis and the flour mills that dominated in the early 20th century. Great exhibits. Friendly and knowledgeable docents. The views of the Mississippi River from the Flower Tower were magnificent. A “must do” when visiting Minneapolis.
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  jps

  Aug 3, 2026
  3.0
  The museum is located right next to the Mississippi River and contains displays, and a multimedia elevator show that visits the different floors of the mill that explain how wheat was processed into flour. The elevator show was helpful, but I think it could be better by starting at the top floor and going thru in order, the entire process of converting wheat into flour and packaging it for shipping as it moved through the mill. Some of the audio of former employees talking about working there seemed more about personalities and didn't seem that relevant to understanding how the mill processed the wheat. The music over the audio was distracting. There is a good view of the river, St. Anthony's Falls, and the Stone Arched Bridge from the upper floor of the museum. Parking is on-street and limited.